The talk in the preseason and all throughout the regular season has been about the defending Ninth Region champs and the team that has been the region’s standard for the last seven-plus seasons. They both happen to be located in the same town five miles from each other in Union. During the regular season and […]
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Moore goes for third straight 1-meter diving title
It’s not a slip of your left index finger. If you typed Cooper junior Peytton Moore – with two Ts – you have correctly spelled her first name. Adding the extra consonant is a family tradition (Erikka and Scott Moore are her parents), but maybe it’s appropriate – she won the last two girls state […]
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Holtman, Johnson carry the torch to keep Ryle’s flame burning
When Maddie Scherr was named a McDonald’s All-American in 2020, it was yet another first in a series of unprecedented achievements for Ryle girls’ basketball. It had an impact on the younger players in the program, like current seniors Abby Holtman and Austin Johnson. “I do (remember that) because when (Scherr) got it, her mom […]
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Thursday HS hoops roundup: Cooper girls take care of Simon Kenton on road
The Cooper Jaguars (19-3) handled the Simon Kenton Pioneers (12-11) by a 69-46 count on the road shooting 57 percent from the field including 53 percent from three-point range and making 13-of-15 free throws. Senior 6-foot-2-inch forward Whitney Lind again led the Jaguars with 22 points and seven rebounds. Junior forward Logan Palmer added 10 […]
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Friday NKY HS Boys Basketball Roundup: Conner earns convincing top seed in 33rd District Tournament
The Conner Cougars (12-6, 3-0) took their talents on the road and showed why they are favored to add on to their school-record three consecutive 33rd District Tournament crowns. Conner features four solid guards that average in double-digit scoring forcing opponents to defend one-on-one. Then when a post like junior forward Ben Fay, senior center […]
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Friday NKY HS Boys Basketball roundup: Cooper earns tough 33rd District win over Ryle
The Cooper Jaguars deflected the game’s final attempted pass making sure their cross-town rival Ryle Raiders did not have the chance to tie the game with 1.3 seconds left. Cooper (9-6, 1-1) earned the needed 33rd District seed win over the Ryle Raiders (5-8, 0-2), 51-48. Cooper will take on Boone County for the second […]
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Wednesday NKY sports round-up: Girls, boys basketball results
Though the Pioneers’ final margin of victory was 15, Simon Kenton led Ryle by just four, 56-52, with 1:22 to play in Independence on Wednesday night. But SK scored the game’s final eleven points, nine from the free throw line, to win 67-52. The Pioneers are now 2-0 on the year while Ryle falls to […]
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Volleyball regional title match-ups are set: Notre Dame-Ryle in the 9th; Scott-Brossart in the 10th
Four Northern Kentucky high school volleyball teams are a game away from the state tournament. The 9th Region features the Notre Dame Pandas (29-5 overall) traveling to Union to face the Ryle Raiders (24-15). Then the 10th Region features a third battle this season between two 37th District rivals as the Scott Eagles (27-12) travel […]
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Simon Kenton needs all 48 minutes to hold off Ryle in Class 6A showdown
All Roy Lucas asked of his Simon Kenton Pioneers coming out of halftime was simply to give him “the first five minutes, just the first five minutes of the second half.” They gave him that. Two touchdowns in the first 6:25 of the third quarter extended their lead in this Class 6A, District 6 showdown […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: Notre Dame downs Ryle in volleyball
Notre Dame took care of Ryle, 3-1 (25-20, 18-25, 26-24, 25-16) on Thursday night in Union. The Pandas improve to 24-4 overall while the Raiders drop to 19-12. Notre Dame Head Coach Leslie Litmer said the match showed Notre Dame areas in need of improvement. “We were fortunate to pull it out in four games […]